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Known mine explosion8 June 2010

Magnitude
2.5ML
Depth
139.8km ± 55.6
Belgian time
12:38:402010-06-08
UTC
10:38:402010-06-08

Main parameters

Date and time2010-06-08 10:38:40 UTC
2010-06-08 12:38:40 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.5
Epicentral coordinates49.958° N, 0.300° E
Uncertainty ± 13.8 km
Depth of hypocenter139.8 ± 55.6 km
Event IDROB 3888

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2010-06-08 12:45:11 Belgian time

Location map

  • Epicentre
  • Station that recorded the event

Arrival times at the stations

Each station first records the P wave, the fastest, then the S wave. The farther a station is from the epicentre, the later the waves reach it and the wider the gap between the two.

Stations
7
Epicentral distance
198.2 – 413.2km
  • P wave
  • S wave

Table of measurements

Station measurements

P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.

km°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)4 stations
DOUH1Dourbes308.18610:39:23.55+43.39 s––
MRDMaredsous321.78110:39:26.68+46.52 s––
RCHRochefort353.58510:39:29.08+48.92 s––
MEMMembach413.27810:39:36.28+56.12 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
JSASAINT AUBIN198.224510:39:12.69+32.53 s––
SWN1Swindon227.832010:39:15.90+35.74 s––
MCH1MICHAELCHURCH324.231610:39:25.89+45.73 s––
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